Sr. Financial Analyst, LATAM Stores Accounting, LATAM Stores Accounting

Amazon is a fast paced dynamic high-tech company. The LATAM Stores Accounting organization supports our financial reporting internal control and also supports new business launches for Amazon in the consumer products initiatives merchant operations logistics and payments.

We are currently looking for a senior level candidate to help support the business growth in Amazons Sao Paulo Brazil office. Successful candidates may have held senior analyst accounting coordination or finance positions in public or private companies and demonstrated experience in solving complex accounting matters.


Key job responsibilities
Oversee financial accounting and reporting functions for the areas under your ownership ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards and internal policies
Understand and implement internal control design principles assessing the effectiveness of controls within your area of influence to maintain financial integrity
Provide technical accounting knowledge and support to stakeholders conducting accounting research and preparing technical memos as required
Identify incomplete or inaccurate data determine root causes and execute fixes while partnering on resolutions that maintain the highest standards
Drive process improvements by proposing changes and implementing enhancements to remediate gaps and scale controllership with measurable results


A day in the life
Youll collaborate with your manager to address priorities and provide technical accounting guidance to stakeholders as well as performing the month-end-closing activities for the area under your scope. Youll apply your understanding of internal control design to assess effectiveness within your area. You may research accounting treatments for new business launches prepare technical memos and support leadership in Brazil with financial insights and reporting.


About the team
Our team is responsible for all accounting processes related to the Payments Accounting in LATAM. We work collaboratively to ensure accurate financial reporting effective controls and technical accounting support for business operations. As the organization expands across Latin America we play a crucial role in supporting new business launches and transportation initiatives. We value team members who can provide technical expertise while maintaining high standards in our accounting practices.


- Bachelors degree in finance accounting or related field or Bachelors degree
- Experience in identifying leading and executing opportunities to improve automate standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes
- Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
- Transactional accounting field experience

- MBA or CPA
- Experience designing and implementing controls or experience performing audits over financial reporting environment
- Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results

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